Carboy carrier



A. J. BECKER.

CARBOY CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED JAN 10, I921 Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

Midi if I ALLEN J. BECKER, OF ESSEX FELLS, NEW J I GAB/BOY CARRIER.

Application filed January 10, 1921. Serial No. 436,190.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN J. BECKER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of Essex F ells, inthecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved Carboy Carrier, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to improvements in carboy carriers, an object ofthe invention being to provide a device with which carboys may behandled without danger to those engaged in the handling.

A great many accidents have been caused in chemical plants because nosafe and efficient means has heretofore been provided for the manualhandling of largecarboys of acid, the crude carriers now employed oftencausing the dropping and breaking of the carboys and resultant damagefrom the burning acid.

It is an object therefore of this invention to provide a carboy carrierwhich will positively grip the carboy and obviate the danger ofaccidents.

A further object is to provide a device of the character stated whichwill be simple and practical in construction, strong, durable, andeflicient in use, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view, the

' invention consists in certain novel features of construction, andcombinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a broken top plan View of my improved device the dottedlines indicating the position of a carboy within the carrier.

Figure 2 is an edge View of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in transverse section on the line 3'3 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1, 1 represent a pair of parallellongitudinal side bars, preferably of rectangular cross section asindicated in Figure 3. The two bars 1 are connected by a pair ofadjustable; cross pieces 2. Each cross piece 2 includes at each end anarm 3 rigidly connected to one of the bars 1 and projecting inwardlytherefrom. Links 4 of equal length are each pivotally connected atoneend to one of the.

arms 3, and at their other ends to each other.

The cross pieces 2 are preferably a sufficient distance apart toconveniently accommodate two carboys indicated in' dotted l1nes at 5between them. It will be readily seen that the two cross pieces byvirtue- 0f the links 4, are adjustable is absolutely essential forthesafe handling of carboys that the two bars 1' be locked againstspreading movement under the lugs or flanges indicated in dotted linesat 6. Improved means are provided therefore for locking to preventaccidental spreading of the bars 1.

On each one of the cross pieces Q rat'chet teeth 7 are secured to theupper face of one of the arms 3. A thin spring steelstrip 8 has one endsecured to the other arm 3', and at its free end-is made integral with adog 9 engageable'withtheratchet 7.

A headed bolt 10 which serves as a piv- I otal connecting member betweenthe ratchet carrying arm 8 and the adjacent link 4 is movable through alongitudinal slot 11 in the strip 8 and serves to maintain the do 9 inconstant engagement with the ratchet teeth.

By virtue of the construction above described it will be seen that thebars 1 may be readily advanced towards each other until I they engagethe sides of the carboys 5 under the lugs or flanges 6, and that theratchet and dog will prevent accidental spreading of the bars 1.

In order to permit spreading of the bars to release the carboys, ahandle member 12 is provided on the end of each strip 8 so that the dogsmay be manually lifted out of engagement with the ratchet teeth. Afterthe carrier has been locked in place under the lugs 6, the ends of thebars 1 are used as handles to lift and transport the carboys.

Various slight changes and alterations might be madejin the general formand ar rangement of the parts described without departing from theinvention, and hence'l do notlimit myself to the precise details set asto length. It

the'cross pieces against movement forth but consider myself at libertyto-make 'nal bars, cross pieces connecting said bars, each of sand crosspleces comprising mwardly projecting arms rigidly connected at one endto the longitudinal bars, links, each pivotally connected at one end toone of the arms, and at their other end to each other, ratchet teethcarried by one arm, and a spring held dog carried by the other arm andengageable with the ratchet teeth.

2. In a carboy carrier, a pair of longitudinal bars, cross piecesconnecting said bars, each of said cross pieces comprising 'in- Wardlyprojecting arms rigidlyconnected at one end to the longitudinal bars,links, each pivotally connected at one end to one of the arms, and attheir other end to each other, ratchet teeth carried by one arm, a stripof spring metal fixed to the-arm, a dog carried by the free end of thestrip, and engageable with the ratchet teeth. 7

3. In a carboy carrier, a pair of longitudinal bars, cross piecesconnecting said bars, each of said cross pieces comprising inwardlyprojecting arms rigidly connected at one end to the longitudinal bars,-links, each pivotally connected atone end to one of the arms, and attheir other end to each other, ratchet teeth carried by one arm, a stripof spring metal fixed to the arm, a dog carried by the'free end of thestrip and engageable with the ratchet teeth, a headed bolt pivotallyconnecting the ratchet carrying arm and one of the links, said striphaving a longitudinal slot therein receiving the bolt, and a handlemember on the freeend of the strip facilitating manual lifting of thedog out of en 'agement with the ratchet teeth.

4L fn a carboy carrier, a pair of parallel handle bars, a pair of crosspieces connecting the bars, each cross piece including inwardlypresented arms rigidly connected to the bars, ratchet teeth carried byone pair of arms, spring steel strips carried by the other arms, anddogs integral with the strips engageable with the ratchet teeth to holdsaid bars against relative separation.

5. In a carboy carrier, a pair of parallel handle bars, pair of crosspieces connecting the bars, each cross piece including inwardlypresented arms rigidly connected to the bars, ratchet teeth carried byone pair of arms, spring steel strips carried by the other arms, anddogs integral with the strips engageable with the ratchet teeth to holdsaid bars against relative separation, said strips terminating inintegral handle members adapted to facilitate the manual disengagementof the dogs from the ratchet teeth.

ALLEN J. BECKER.

